How to Call Peru Phone Numbers

Country phone codes

+51 is the country calling code assigned to Peru by the International Telecommunication Union. All of the country’s telephone numbers are also designated under Legislative Decree No. 702, created by the Telecommunications Regulator (OSIPTEL) of the Government of Peru.

So if you’re calling Peru, the number should start with:

+51 41 215018290

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Other Important Information about Peru

Prefix

A prefix is simply the set of numbers that come before the country and area codes of a telephone number. Peru’s telephone numbers are made up of 10 numbers split into groups of 3. So if you’re going to make a call to Peru using a mobile phone, you should dial country code+area code+6-7-digit number. Some of the common area codes in Peru include Lima/Callao (1), Arequipa (54) and Piura (73).

Location	Country Code	Landline Area Code	Landline Number
Lima/Callao	+51	(1)	1234 567
Arequipa	+51	(54)	123 456
Piura	+51	(73)	123 456

So if you’re making a call to Arequipa, dial +51 54 123456.

Network coverage

Network coverage is only available in some parts of Peru.

3G Coverage

4G connection is only available in some parts of the country, but quality highly depends on the mobile operator

International Roaming

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Top Mobile SIM network in Peru

Here are the top mobile SIM networks in Peru:

Claro

Movistar

Bitel

Entel

Top apps used to communicate

Here are the top apps mostly used for communication in Peru:

Messenger

Emergency phone numbers

Here are the 3 most important emergency numbers to take note of when visiting Peru:

117 for ambulance service

116 for fire

105 for police

Best Time to Call Peru

Peru observes Peru Time (PET) using the time offset of UTC-05.
Wherever you are in Australia, you can call Peru from the following time zones:

Best time to call	Time to Call	UTC Relative	Time Zone	State
Peru	10:00am – 2:00pm	UTC+10:00	Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST)	Queensland
	9:00am – 12:00pm	UTC+08:00	Australian Western Standard Time (AWST)	Western Australia
	9:00am – 1:30pm	UTC+09:30	Australian Central Standard Time (ACST)	South Australia, Northern Territory and town of Broken Hill in Western New South Wales
	9:00am – 3:00pm	UTC+11:00	Norfolk Island Standard Time (NFT)	Norfolk Island
	9:00am – 1:00pm	UTC+07:00	Christmas Island Standard Time (CXT)	Christmas Island
	9:00am – 12:30am	UTC+06:30	Cocos (Keeling) Islands Standard Time (CCT)	Cocos (Keeling) Islands

Daylight Savings Time (first Sunday in October – first Sunday in April)

Best time to call	Time to Call	UTC Relative	Time Zone	State
Peru	7:00am – 3:00pm	UTC+11:00	Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT)	New South Wales (except Broken Hill), Victoria, Tasmania, Australian Capital Territory
	7:00am – 2:00pm	UTC+10:00	Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST)	Queensland
	7:00am – 12:00pm	UTC+08:00	Australian Western Standard Time (AWST)	Western Australia
	7:00am – 1:00pm	UTC+10:30	Australian Central Daylight Time (ACDT)	South Australia, Northern Territory and town of Broken Hill in Western New South Wales
	7:00am – 3:00pm	UTC+12:00	Norfolk Island Daylight Time (NDT)	Norfolk Island
	7:00am – 11:00am	UTC+07:00	Christmas Island Standard Time (CXT)	Christmas Island
	7:00pm – 11:00pm	UTC+06:30	Cocos (Keeling) Islands Standard Time (CCT)	Cocos (Keeling) Islands